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Kyrgyzstan
Country name:	The Kyrgyz Republic
Capital city:	Bishkek (819.1 thousand population as of 1 January 2007)
Area:	199,900 sq km
President:	Kurmanbek BAKIYEV (since 14 August 2005)

Population:	5.376 million (UN est. 2008), 5.190 million (National Statistical Committee, 2006) Female population: 2.6 million (50.6%)
Female population:	2.6 million (50.6%)
Rural population:	64.5%
Age structure:	30.9% under age 15, 63.6% aged 15-64, 5.5% age 65 and above

Ethnic groups:	Kyrgyz 68.9%, Uzbek 14.4%, Russian 9.1%, Dungan 1.2%, Ukrainian 0.5%, Uigur 1.0%, other 4.9%
Religion:	Islam (Sunni) 75%, Orthodox Christian 20%, other 5%

Administrative divisions:	Batken, Chui, Issyk-Kul, Jalal-Abad, Naryn, Osh, Osh city, Talas, Bishkek city
Source: UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, official data